Monday, April 30, 2012

A while back, I posted a recipe for slow cooker BBQ chicken sandwiches. However, I haven't actually made those in quite a while, because I've found another way to make them. Whenever whole chickens go on sale for under 80 cents/lb, I almost always buy one to cook in the slow cooker. There are several things I like to make with the chicken and I'm usually able to get at least 3 meals out of each one, which makes for really inexpensive meals. In fact, last week I went to get a chicken since they were on sale for 79 cents/lb. But, before I buy meat, I always check the meat clearance section just in case they might have what I'm looking for (or maybe even something I'm not looking for, but that I know we'll use and I can freeze). Well, it just so happened that they had one chicken in their clearance section for 50% off, meaning I paid less than 40 cents/lb for the chicken! What a great deal! So, next time you have a whole chicken or leftover chicken, consider making BBQ chicken sandwiches!

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What's for Dinner?

When asked this question by any of her seven children, our Great Grandmother would reply, "As near to nothing as I can get." As we now have families of our own, this has become our mindset when it comes to the cost of feeding our families. Finances are limited for both of our families. However, with some time and creativity, it is easy to prepare healthy, delicious, and affordable meals at home. We're here to walk you through that process as we share some of the things we've learned from our own experiences.